GB2599861A - An expandable metal sealant wellbore casing patch - Google Patents
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- GB2599861A GB2599861A GB2200256.2A GB202200256A GB2599861A GB 2599861 A GB2599861 A GB 2599861A GB 202200256 A GB202200256 A GB 202200256A GB 2599861 A GB2599861 A GB 2599861A
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B29/00—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs, or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground
- E21B29/10—Reconditioning of well casings, e.g. straightening
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
- C09K8/50—Compositions for plastering borehole walls, i.e. compositions for temporary consolidation of borehole walls
- C09K8/516—Compositions for plastering borehole walls, i.e. compositions for temporary consolidation of borehole walls characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. encapsulated material
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
- E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
- E21B33/12—Packers; Plugs
Abstract
A metal patch for patching a downhole well casing comprises a metal sealant having a shape congruent with a section of the downhole well casing and transition-able from a first state to a second state. The metal sealant expands and hardens in response to hydrolysis. The metal sealant is one of an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, and a metal oxide. The metal sealant can be one of an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, and a metal oxide and at least one alloy, wherein the at least one alloy is selected from a group consisting of Al, Zn, Mn, Zr, Y, Nd, Gd, Ag, Ca, Sn, and RE. The at least one alloy can be alloyed with a dopant that promotes corrosion, such as Ni, Fe, Cu, Co, Ir, Au, and Pd. The at least one alloy can be alloyed with a dopant that inhibits passivation.
Claims (20)
1. A metal patch for patching a downhole well casing, the metal patch comprising: a metal sealant having a shape congruent with a section of the downhole well casing and transition-able from a first state to a second state in response to a chemical reaction with water; wherein the metal sealant in response to the chemical reaction with water expands.
2. The metal patch of claim 1 wherein the metal sealant is one of an alkaline earth metal and a transition metal.
3. The metal patch of claim 2 wherein the metal sealant is a compound of magnesium or aluminum and at least one alloying element, wherein the at least one alloying element is selected from a group consisting of Al, Zn, Mn, Zr, Y, Nd, Gd, Ag, Ca, Sn, and RE.
4. The metal patch of claim 2 wherein the metal sealant is alloyed with a dopant that promotes corrosion.
5. The metal patch of claim 3 wherein the at least one alloying element is an element that inhibits passivation.
6. The metal patch of claim 1 wherein the first state is one of: Mg + 2H2O; Al + 3H20; and Ca + H2O.
7. The metal patch of claim 1 wherein the second state contains a solid that consists of one of: Mg(OH)2; Al(OH)3; and Ca(OH)2.
8. A method of using a metal patch for patching a well casing downhole in a wellbore environment, the method comprising: assembling a metal sealant with a base, wherein the metal sealant and the base have a diameter smaller than the diameter of a section of the well casing; coupling the assembled metal sealant and base to the well casing using a downhole running tool and expandable device; and wherein the metal sealant is transition-able from a first state to a second state in response to chemical reaction with a water-based fuid; wherein the metal sealant in response to chemical reaction with water expands and hardens.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the metal sealant is one of an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, and a metal oxide.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein the metal sealant is a compound of magnesium and at least one alloy, wherein the at least one alloy is selected from a group consisting of Al, Zn, Mn, Zr, Y, Nd, Gd, Ag, Ca, Sn, and RE.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one alloy is alloyed with a dopant that promotes corrosion.
12. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least one alloy is alloyed with a dopant that inhibits passivation.
13. The method of claim 9 wherein the first state is one of: Mg + 2H2O; Al + 3H2O; and Ca + H2O and wherein the second state is one of: Mg(OH)2 + H2; Al(OH)3 + 3/2 Th; and Ca(OH)2.
14. A system for patching a downhole well casing, the system comprising: a base having a shape congruent with a section of the well casing; a metal sealant couple-able with the base and having a shape congruent with a section of the downhole well casing and transition-able from a first state to a second state in response to hydrolysis; and wherein the metal sealant in response to hydrolysis expands and hardens.
15. The system of claim 14 wherein the metal sealant is one of an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, and a metal oxide.
16. The system of claim 14 wherein the metal sealant is a compound of magnesium and at least one alloy, wherein the at least one alloy is selected from a group consisting of Al, Zn, Mn, Zr, Y, Nd, Gd, Ag, Ca, Sn, and RE.
17. The system of claim 16 wherein the at least one alloy is alloyed with a dopant that promotes corrosion.
18. The system of claim 16 wherein the at least one alloy is alloyed with a dopant that inhibits passivation.
19. The system of claim 14 wherein the first state is one of: Mg + 2H2O; Al + 3H2O; and Ca + H2O.
20. The system of claim 14 wherein the second state is one of: Mg(OH)2 + H2; Alcona + 3/2 H2; and Ca(OH)2.
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| PCT/US2019/047529 WO2021034325A1 (en) | 2019-08-21 | 2019-08-21 | An expandable metal sealant wellbore casing patch |
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| GB2599861A true GB2599861A (en) | 2022-04-13 |
| GB2599861B GB2599861B (en) | 2023-08-09 |
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| US (1) | US20230243224A1 (en) |
| AR (1) | AR119392A1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU2019462937A1 (en) |
| BR (1) | BR112022001131A2 (en) |
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| US20090188569A1 (en) * | 2006-06-06 | 2009-07-30 | Saltel Industries | Method and apparatus for patching a well by hydroforming a tubular metal patch, and a patch for this purpose |
| US20160230495A1 (en) * | 2012-08-14 | 2016-08-11 | Baker Hughes Incorporated | Swellable article |
| US20160137912A1 (en) * | 2012-12-10 | 2016-05-19 | Powdermet, Inc. | Structural Expandable Materials |
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